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Why the Media Misinforming Seniors on Reverse Mortgages is Wrong and Even Dangerous

Written on 14 Aug, 2014 at 8:28

And reverse mortgages keep homes safe from foreclosure, and millions of seniors have lost homes from foreclosure over the last five years. Many were denied loan modifications because they had equity in their homes. I can't help but... (Continue reading)

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Mainstream media waking up to foreclosures being a big problem – And by big problem, I mean Geithner

Written on 25 Oct, 2011 at 17:41

I'm not sure what to say to that, now that I've read Zach's article and been shown more of what went on behind closed doors at the Obama White House. That mistakes were made is abundantly clear, but even... (Continue reading)

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What Obama Should Have Done – Ezra Klein, Part 2

Written on 17 Oct, 2011 at 21:07

I mean, here we had our "smart" president, and the first thing he does upon taking the reins of a nation in real economic peril, is throw together a spending bill whose numbers were pulled directly from the hindquarters of... (Continue reading)

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Inside the Obama Administration with Ezra Klein … and Mandelman

Written on 15 Oct, 2011 at 6:43

Klein seems to think that it's important to understand how the administration got it so wrong... but I could care less. I think the salient point is that they knew they had gotten it wrong soon enough, and yet... (Continue reading)

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Treasury Official: “HAMP’s Incentives Meaningless” – SO, PROGRAM WASTED $560 MILLION?

Written on 9 Jun, 2011 at 21:59

If that's the case, and I have no reason to believe that it isn't, then I would only like to suggest that perhaps some of the millions eligible for withholding could have been withheld prior to paying them the $560... (Continue reading)

GMAC Halts Evictions Related to Foreclosures in 23 States When News of Forged and Robo-Signed Documents Comes Out

Written on 24 Sep, 2010 at 16:50

Okay, so here's the story... some attorneys representing homeowners in foreclosure noticed that GAMC was saying things that weren't true, which is sometimes referred to as "lying," and then in a deposition it came out that a middle manager at... (Continue reading)

Care to Guess How Many NEW Homes Sold Over $750,000 in June and July?

Written on 29 Aug, 2010 at 0:50

The biggest question I have about the real estate market is... why are we all pretending that there's a real estate market at all. There's no real estate market in this country, hasn't been one since July 10, 2007,... (Continue reading)